Yum! Brands has appointed Ian Cranna as general manager for Taco Bell UK & Europe.
Cranna was most recently director of future food and new channels and chief marketing officer for Compass Group UK & Ireland.
He also spent 15 years at Starbucks in various roles, most recently as its vice president reserve and roastery, EMEA.
Yum! has also appointed Charles Saksik as development and finance director for Taco Bell UK & Europe. Saksik was previously strategy director at KFC UK & Ireland, prior to which he was director, strategy & operations – Europe, Pacific, & China, for WeWork.
Cranna takes over from Gino Casciani, who spoke to MCA in August 2022 about accelerating the brand’s expansion in the UK.
